Live Conditions
Rio Grande River
Colorado, Texas, New Mexico275 miles
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River Profile
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Gauge Stations
14 mainstem · 48hNARROWS IN ELEPHANT BUTTE RES.
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SAN ANTONIO
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ESCONDIDA
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BOSQUE
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BOSQUE FARMS
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FORT SELDEN
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ISLETA
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VALLE DE ORO
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ALBUQUERQUE
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ALAMEDA
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SAN FELIPE
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COCHITI DAM
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OTOWI BRIDGE
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ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM
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Season Timing
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Your Activity
No sessions recorded on Rio Grande River yet.
Quick Facts
- Total Length
- 275 miles
- Gauge Stations
- 16
- Boat Ramps
- 3
Basin Snowpack
- Alta Lakes11,290 ft--%--
- Beartown11,580 ft--%--
- Cascade #28,990 ft--%--
- Columbus Basin10,780 ft--%--
- El Diente Peak10,210 ft--%--
- Idarado9,780 ft--%--
Elevation Profile
Elevation data not yet available for this river.
Fishing Intel
Current Hatches
Blue-Winged Olive
Caddis
Stonefly
Pale M. Dun
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Recommended Flies — Late April
RS2 Emerger
#20-22 · Olive/Gray
Sparkle Dun BWO
#18-20 · Olive
Zebra Midge
#18-22 · Black/Red
Pat's Rubber Legs
#6-10 · Brown/Black
Pheasant Tail
#16-20 · Natural
Egg Pattern
#14-16 · Peach/Orange
Regulations & Alerts
Spring Runoff Advisory
Water levels rising due to snowmelt. Exercise caution on all sections.
Browns Canyon National Monument
Special management area. No motorized boats permitted.
Catch & Release
Browns Canyon section: catch & release only for all trout species.
Bag & Possession Limits
Standard CO regulations: 4 trout per day, only 1 over 16".
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